Article 2
1. Not later than each Wednesday 12 a.m. (Brussels time), and in respect of ex-factory prices recorded in the previous week for the products listed in Annex I.A, Member States shall notify to the Commission: (a) prices for each of the products referred to in points 1 to 6, where the national production represents 1 % or more of the EU production; (b) prices for cheeses representing 4 % or more of the total national cheese production. The national and EU production of butter referred to in points 4 and 5 of Annex I.A to be taken into account for the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (a), shall be the total production for both products referred to in those points. 2. Not later than the 10th of each month and in respect of ex-factory prices recorded in the previous month for the products listed in Annex I.B, Member States shall notify to the Commission: (a) prices for each product, other than cheeses, where the national production represents 2 % or more of the EU production; (b) prices for cheeses, by type, other than those referred to in paragraph 1(b), representing 8 % or more of the total national cheese production. 3. Member States shall notify to the Commission as soon as possible but no later than the end of the month: (a) the price of raw milk, at real fat and protein content, paid to milk producers in their territory, for deliveries in the preceding month; (b) the estimated price for deliveries in the running month, if available. 4. For the purpose of this Article, ‘ex-factory price’ means the price at which the product is purchased from the enterprise, excluding taxes (VAT) and any other cost (transport, loading, handling, storage, pallets, insurance, etc.). The price shall refer to the sales that have been invoiced in the reference period.